As we have seen above the admission rates for venereal disease in the United States troops contain the infections, often long standing, of recruits; while those of Europe comprise only current infections of men in the service. In our relatively stable Army of 1913 the mean annual rate for white enlisted men was 53.7, while that for colored enlisted men was 82.3. Both of these rates are greater than the corresponding rates for enlisted men in Europe, 1917. On the other hand the European rates exceed the midsummer rates of 1918 in the United States which are about 14 per 1,000. TABLE NO. 100.-Admissions, gonorrhea, by month, by race, and branch. TABLE NO. 101.-Admissions for venereal disease among enlisted men in the United States by color of men and branch of service (absolute nuambers). TABLE NO. 102.-Admissions for venereal diseases among enlisted men in the United States by color of men and branch of service (ratio per 1,000 mean strength). Mean strength: Regulars-white, 193,991; colored, 5, 272. National Guard-white, 192,044; colored, 1,445. National Army-white, 159,483; colored, 6,433. TABLE NO. 103.-Discharges from venereal disease among enlisted men in the United States by color of men and branch of service (absolute numbers). TABLE NO. 104.-Discharges from venereal disease among enlisted men in the United States by color of men and branch of service (ratio per 1,000 mean strength). Mean strength: Regulars-White, 193,991; colored, 5,272. National Guard-White, 192,044; colored, 1,445. National Army-White, 159,483; colored, 6,433. |